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Spring 2021
Ticks vector diverse pathogenic bacteria that are important to identify in public health. Recent advances in high throughput sequencing have allowed a comprehensive catalog of these bacteria to be compiled for individual ticks. In this thesis I identify the bacterial assemblages associated with...
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Fall 2020
Influenza A viruses are a major cause of human and animal disease worldwide. Periodically, avian influenza A viruses from wild waterfowl, like ducks, pass through intermediate agricultural hosts and emerge into the human population as zoonotic diseases with high mortality rates and pandemic...
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Tripartite-motif family members in the White Pekin duck (Anas platyrhynchos) modulate antiviral gene expression
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Wild waterfowl, including mallard ducks, are the natural reservoir of avian influenza A virus and are resistant to highly pathogenic strains. This is primarily due to the robust innate immune response of ducks. Shortly after exposure to both highly pathogenic (A/Viet Nam/1203/04 (H5N1)) and low...